Welding glove



R. BAKKE WELDING GLOVE Sept. 7, 1948.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 23, 1946 1805527 BAKKE Sept.7;1948. R, BA KE2,448,697

WELDING GLOVE filed May 23, 1946 I --2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTOENE vs"Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT Q'FFl CfEai WELDING GLOVERobert Hakka. Minneapolis, Minn. Application M'ay- 2a, 1946, SerialNo.671,798

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in welders glovesof the general type disclosed in my Patent No. 2,394,136, grantedFebruary 5, 1946.

' The novel welding glove herein disclosed was developed afterconsiderable experimentalwork in an attempt'to provide a'welders glovewhich will present the utmost in practicabilityand comfort, and whichmay readily be manufactured in quantity production at low cost.

A further andmore specific object of the invention is to provide awelders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and finger portionssecured together at the sides of the glove by suitableseams, and anelongated flexible strip of material such as leather being interposed between the back and palm portions of the glove and secured in positiontherein by said seams, said strips extending to the tips of" the foreand fourth fingers, and also extending laterally from 1 the sides of theglove, and a suitable fireproof shield overlyingthe back of the gloveand having-its opposed edgessecured' to the projecting portions of saidleather strips, whereby the shield is secured to-the glove along thesides thereof only, thereby to'permit maximum freedom of movement of:the intermediate fingers.

A further object is to provide-a welders' glove comprising a flexiblecuff or gauntletportionand having a relatively nonflexible fireproofshield adapted to be fitted over the-wrist or gauntlet: portion of theglove to protect thelatteragainst damage from sparksanfibitsof moltenmetal when the glove is in use.

A-further object is. to provide a highly efficient: and, practicalwelders-glovezwhich is extremely, simpleinz-constructionand-which is soconstructed that the fireproof-back and cuff shields thereof do notinterfere withthe use of. the operators hand during'a weldingoperation,the rear portion of the back shield being unattached to the; gauntletshield wherebyv the wrist movement of. the users hand is not impaired,which is, highly desirable in a glove of this general character.

Other objects of. the invention reside in the novel and inexpensiveconstruction ofthe glove, whereby it may. be manufactured in quantity.production at extremely low cost; in the pro-- vision of the leatherstrips in. the seams at the sides of. the gloves; whereby the operationof securing the fireproofshield to the back oft the gloveis greatlfacilitated; int-he provision, of a welding glove comprising afireproof: back: shield anda fireproof gauntlet portion, thelatv teribeing in.the form. of ashieldlWhich-is do tachably supported on thegauntlet portion of the glove in such manner that it'may be readilydetached therefrom when it is desired to usethe glove without thegauntlet shield.

Other objects'of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and the accompanyingdrawings and will be pointed out in theannexed claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings there has'b'ee-n disclosed a structuredesigned to carryout the various objects of. the inventiombut it is tobe understood'that the invention is notconfinedrto. the exact featuresshown, as various: changes may be made within the scope of the claimswhich follow.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view. of a=welder s: glove embodying myinvention;

Figure-2'is' aback View of the glove showing the'simple manner ofsecuring the fireproof shield to the back of the glove;

' Flgurefi is a front. view of the glove showing the cuff portionthereof collapsed to receive the fireproof cuffshield;

Figure 4 is a baclr view of the glove showing the -fireproof shieldattached toone side thereof only;

1 Figure 5 is an enlarged'detail sectional view. on thel-ine 5.-5zofFigure4;

Figure. 6 is a cross-section view on the line ie-fi-cf Figure 2; and

Figure 7 is adetail'sectional view of a glove wherein a leathervstripaisembodied in the fore finger side of the glove only.

In 1 the selected. embodiment. of: the invention herein disclosed, thereisillustrated in Figures l-.to 4; inclusive, a-weldersglove comprisingthe usual back portion-2i llalm'portion 3; and finger portions 4, 5;- 6,andl; and a'wrist'portionfi;

The backand palrnzportions 2-and 3, respectivelv; and-also the fingerportions, are preferably constructedofasuitable leather whichzmay have athigh idegreepoi. flexibility andis. highly resistant to wear. Thegauntlet portion 8 of the glove is alsowpreferably of leather, althoughnot necessarily sorand is stitched'tothe back and palm portions of-theglovelzy a suitable seam 9 which mayextend around the circumference ofthe glove, as shownin'FiguresIi and 4. The back and palm portions-of:the-glove are secureditogetherby side seams H- and i2, which are show-n.extending-.frum the :seam 5430- the tips of: the; fore finger and,fourth finger, respectively; as, bestshown in Figure 4;

It customary;v iniweldingxeloves. toprovide a;

fire-proof shield at the back of the glove to protect the glove againstsparks and bits of molten metal when the glove is in use, as shown, forexample, in my aforementioned patent.

An important feature of the present invention resides in the novelmanner in which I secure the fireproof shield to the back of the glove,whereby the construction of the glove rior to securing the shield inposition thereon is not at all complicated, and also whereby thesubsequent operation of securing the shield to the glove is greatlysimplified.

To secure the fireproof shield to the back of the glove, as hereindisclosed, a strip of flexible material such as leather, indicated bythe numeral I3 in Figures 1, 2, and 4, is embodied in the side seam I Iof the glOVe, and a similar strip of leather I4 may be embodied in theside seam I2 at the opposite side of the glove, as best illustrated inFigures 4 and 6.

The fireproof shield, generally designated by the numeral I6, ispreferably shaped as shown in Figure 4, and in the preferredconstruction of the glove one side edge thereof is secured to theleather strip I 4 by such means as rivets N. If desired, the leatherstrip I4 may also be bonded to the marginal edge of the shield I6 by asuitable adhesive, as will be understood. The shield may readily besecured to the leather strip M when in outwardly stretched position, asshown in Figure 4, wherein it will be noted the operation of securingthe shield I6 to the outer side of the glove is greatly facilitated.

To complete the formation of the glove, the shield is folded over ontothe back of the glove, as shown in Figure 2, and the leather strip I3 atthe thumb side of the glove is then folded over the marginal edge of theopposite side of the shield I6 and adhered thereto by a suitableadhesive, as will be understood by reference to Figures 2 and 6. Ifnecessary, suitable rivets I8 and I9 may be provided at the ends of theleather strip I3 to prevent the ends of the leather strip from becomingloose from the shield I6.

After the shield I has been suitably secured to the leather strips I3and I4, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2, the offset portion 2i of theback shield I6, best shown in Figure 4, is secured to the outer wallportion of the thumb by suitable rivets 22, shown in Figures 1 and 2. Asimilar rivet 23 may be provided at the tip of the third finger B of theglove, as shown in Figure 2, although in some instances this rivet maybe omitted.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that the operation of securing theback shield I6 to the glove is an extremely simple and inexpensive one.The insertion of the leather strips I3 and I4 in the seams II and I2,respectively, does not add to the cost of manufacturing the glove, andwhen embodied in the glove, as shown in Figure 4, the shield I6 mayreadily and expeditiously be secured in position over the back of theglove with a minimum of labor.

Another important feature of the invention resides in the provision of awrist-protecting shield 24 adapted to be removably fitted over the usualgauntlet 8 of the glove, as will readily be understood by reference toFigure 3. The glove gauntlet 8 is usually constructed of a relativelyflexible and bendable material, which, when in its normal expandedcondition, as shown in Figure 1, will retain its shape. It may, however,be readily collapsed or folded upon itself, as shown in Figure 3, forconvenient insertion through the small end of the gauntlet shield 24,after which it may be expanded to its normal shape, within the shield24, whereby its walls may fit snugly against the walls of the shield insuch manner as to prevent accidental detachment of the shield 24 fromthe glove when the latter is in use or tossed about from place to place.

The shield 24 is preferably made of a relatively light, substantiallynonflexible, fireproof material, such as the back shield IB, whereby itnormally retains its shape, as shown in the drawings. The shield 24 maybe made from a single blank of sheet material so cut that when foldedinto shape with its marginal ends overlapping, said overlapped edges mayreadily be secured together by suitable rivets 25, as indicated inFigures 2 and 3. The gauntlet shield 24 is so shaped that when fittedover the gauntlet 8 of the love, its forward edge preferably extendsslightly under the rear edge portion of the back shield I6, as bestshown in Figure 1. By thus extending the back edge of the back shield I6over the front portion of the gauntlet shield 24, sparks or bits ofmolten metal are not likely to enter between the back shield and back ofthe glove, as will be understood.

In Figure 7, I have shown a glove of slightly modified construction,wherein a leather strip 21 is substituted for the leather strip I4 shownin the previous figure. The strip 21 is secured to the side edge portionof the palm 28 of the glove by suitable rivets 29. Rivets 3| secure theback shield 26 to the leather strip 21, whereby when the shield I6 is inposition over the back 2 of the glove, the leather strip 21 will coveror conceal the usual seam I2 which secures together the back.

and palm portions 2 and 28, as will readily be understood.

As hereinbefore stated, the glove is extremely simple and inexpensive tomanufacture and readily lends itself for quantity manufacture. Thefireproof shields I6 and 24 may be made of relatively thin fireprooffiber board which is light in weight, and is relatively stiff ornonflexible, whereby the composite glove when completed will be verylight in weight. The back shield I6, however, has suflicient flexibilityto allow the user to readily bend his fingers, as indicated in Figure 1,to permit picking up small objects and other articles, and also wherebya welding rod may readily be grasped.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that I have accomplishedat least the principal objects of my invention, and it will also beapparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments hereindescribed may be variously changed and modified without departing fromthe spirit of the invention, and that the invention is capable of usesand has advantages not herein specifically described; hence it will beappreciated that the herein disclosed embodiments are illustrative onlyand that my invention is not limited thereto.

What I claim is:

1. In a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and fingerportions, seams securing together said back and palm portions along thesides of the glove, a strip of flexible material interposed between theback and palm portions along the forefinger side of the glove andsecured therebetween by the seam securing together said portions, and afireproof shield having one of its side edge portions secured to saidflexible strip and overlying the back of the glove with its oppositeedge suitably secured to the opposite side of the glove, thereby toprovide a protective covering for the back of the glove against sparksand bits of molten metal which may fly from the work during a weldingoperation.

2. In a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and fingerportions, seams securing together the back and palm portions along thesides of the glove, a strip of flexible material interposed between themarginal edges of the back and palm portions at each side of the gloveand secured in position therebetween by said seams, said strips offlexible material extending to the tips of the fore and fourth fingers,and a substantially nonflexible fireproof shield having its oppositeside edges secured to said flexible strips with its remaining portionsfree from the glove body to provide for free movement of the fingers.

3. In a welder's glove comprising the usual back, palm, and fingerportions, seams securing together said back and palm portions along thesides of the glove, said seams extending to the tips of the fore andside fingers, a strip of leather interposed between the back and palmportions at each side of the glove and secured therebetween by saidseams, a substantially non-flexible fireproof shield overlying the backof the glove and having its marginal side edges secured to the free edgeportions of said leather strips, the forward central portion of saidshield being free from the glove fingers and extending slightly beyondthe tips of the fingers, and the rear portion of said shield overlyingthe wrist and being free from the wrist portion of the glove.

4. In a welders glove comprising the usual back, palm, and fingerportions, seams securing together said back and palm portions along thesides of the glove, said seams extending to the tips of the fore andside fingers, a strip of leather interposed between the back and palmportions at each side of the glove and secured therebetween by saidseams, a substantially non-flexible, thin, fireproof shield overlyingthe back of the glove and having its marginal side edges secured to thefree edge portions of the leather strips, the forward central portion ofsaid shield being,

free from the glove fingers and extending slightly beyond the tips ofthe fingers, and said shield having a lateral extension overlying aportion of the back of the glove to protect it against sparks and bitsof molten metal.

ROBERT BAKKE.

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